Sunshine Atlas

Paracatu weather by month & the best time to visit

Brazil · small town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

Paracatu, Brazil
Paracatu — photo by Jorge Colares, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Paracatu is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with July and August close behind. Paracatu averages about 2,991 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in June.

When is the best time to visit Paracatu?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Paracatu is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (69/100, 219 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Paracatu?

Paracatu gets a lot of sun: around 2,991 hours a year. June (96/100) is noticeably better than January (69). It ranks #9 of 131 destinations in Brazil for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,486 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 54% of the annual 1,245 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 69February: 69March: 69April: 84May: 92June: 9696July: 96August: 95September: 83October: 73November: 69December: 69JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January69 28° / 82°F20° / 68°F 219 mm12
February69 28° / 82°F19° / 66°F 164 mm12
March69 28° / 82°F19° / 66°F 190 mm11
April84 28° / 82°F18° / 64°F 72 mm10
May92 27° / 81°F15° / 59°F 25 mm8
June96 28° / 82°F14° / 57°F 5 mm7
July96 29° / 84°F14° / 57°F 2 mm7
August95 31° / 88°F15° / 59°F 7 mm9
September83 33° / 91°F18° / 64°F 24 mm10
October73 33° / 91°F20° / 68°F 85 mm11
November69 30° / 86°F20° / 68°F 209 mm11
December69 29° / 84°F20° / 68°F 243 mm11

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Paracatu: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Paracatu?

Paracatu is a small town in Brazil at 715 m elevation with a tropical — wet & dry seasons climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Paracatu get a year?

Paracatu gets about 2,991 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around June.

When is the best time to visit Paracatu?

The sunniest time to visit Paracatu is June, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 96/100 (with July and August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F.

What is the least sunny month in Paracatu?

January is the least sunny month in Paracatu, scoring 69/100 with about 219 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Paracatu?

The typical midday UV index in Paracatu peaks around 12 (extreme) in January, easing to about 7 (high) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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